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To all @about it may concern:

De it lrnown that lly llonnn'r Runnin, dra', a citiaen ot' the UnitedStates, residing at Como, in the county ol Tanola and @tate otMississippi, have inve-nted a new and usetul Table, ol which theTollowing is a specication.

This invention relates to tables, and more particularly to tables loruse in automobiles.

The object oi the invention is to p-rovide means tor quickly, securelyand conveniently serving drinlrs or toed to the occupants oi anautomobile, and which may also be used as a writing table and when notin use in an automobile may perform the ordinary function ot a stand orsmall table.

With the foregoing and other objects -in view which will'appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarraement oil parts and in the details oi" construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment ol the in vention herein disclosed may be made within thescope otm what is claimed without departing i'rom the spirit ol theinvention.

lin the accompanying drawings lFigure 1 represents a longitudinalsection ol the table constituting this invention shown applied, the doorin connection with which it is used being also in section.

lig. 2 is a bottom plan view oi the table detached.

lhig. 3 is a transverse section ol the table, and

Dig. 4lis a top plan view thereof..

ln the embodiment illustrated, a table top 1 is shown having side bars 2and Eon its lower tace which are longitudinally grooved as shown at d toform guidesl'or a sliding le carrying section 5. This section L5 hassuitably braced legs 6 and l depending trom its opposite ends and whichare designed to cooperate with lined le 8 carried by the top; member lpreieralo y at points spaced inwardly trom one end of saidtop,I The hxedlegs 8 are equipped with anti-abrading devices 9 which may be. oi teltor rubber and which are designedtocontaot with the outer tace of anautomobile door D and prevent scratching oi the door when the legs areso mounted. The movable legs ti land 'i' which are adjustable toward andaway from the lined legs 8 have their inner laces cut out as shown at l0lor a portion oi their length and are equipped at their lower ends withlacing lelts or rubbers 9 which contact with the inner lace ol theautomobile door D when the table is in operative position, the lowerends et said legs operating to l@ clamp the door between them and thelegs 8 d are held in this position by means? pres-` entln to bedescribed.,

The slide 5 which carries the clamping legs b and 7 is also equippedwith a loclring @t latch il, here shown pivotally mounted on a cross baror cleat l2, secured to' the lower lace ol the slide 5. This latch il isdesigned to cooperate with a lined member `lil carried by the lower faceol the table top lor: l@ locking the slide in adjusted position.. Themember i3 is here shown in the term ol a.

transversely grooved board., the grooves il ot which are spacedlongitudinally 'trom each other and extend transversely ol the l5 board,said grooves being preferably deeper at their centralportions andtapering toward their ends to iacilitate the engagement ot the latchmember therewith. The latch member ll is provided on one tace jacent @ilits loclring end with a shoulder l5 which is concentric with the roundedend ila ot the latch and is designed to ,engage the outer tace oi the'board 13 when in operative position to hold'thc latch in the roove @5lll, whereby the slide 5 is loclred in a justed position..

Tt will thus be seen that this sliding loclr carrying| member 5 may bepositioned at any desired point on the lower lace oi the table W i top lto suitably space the legs 6 and 'l' to adapt them to clampingly securethe table to'v the door D..

.d drawer lo is mounted in thel outer end oi" the table l and when thetable is in opm erative position on the door D projects beyond the outerlace ot said door as is shown clearly .in Fig. l. 'This drawer is desiedto contain mints or any other articles ich may he displayed through acover li( oi im@ glass which is arranged over the drawer, beingsurrounded by a4 suitable reinforcing l'rame il. This drawer i6 ismounted in a compartment termed by a transversel entending partition i9Secured to the lower MW lace et the tab-le top l and a horizontallydisposed partition 20 is nailed or otherwise secured to the transversepartition i9 and to the side bars 2 and 3 ol the table top.

ln the use ot this table, when applied to lm an automobile door, thelegs 8 are arranged adjacent the outer face ot the door and t clampinglegs 6 land 7 are positioned in contact with the inner face of the dooras shown .in Fig. 1, and are secured in this position by p grooves willlock the latch in adjusted posif-movement leased.`

tion and thus securely hold the side 5 against until the -latch ismanually re- While this table is primary intended for the use oit'tourists Vin serving food and drink obviously, it may be used forwriting or otherl purposes, and when notapplied to the door ma beremoved from the automobile and u as an ordinary table or stand bypositioning the slidable legs 6 and 7 vat a point spaced suitably fromthe fixed legs 8 to properly support the table. o y

1. A table of the class described comprising a top havin a pair oflaterall spaced fixed legs depen ing therefrom, a slide movable towardand away from said xed legs and having a pair of legs fixed thereto andmovable therewith, a transversely oved board secured to the lowerface-of said table and a pivotal latch carried by said. slide to enterone of the grooves in said board and look the slide vin adjustedposition.

vmovable t erewith, a transversely 2. table of the class describedcomprising a top havin a pair of laterally spaced `fixed legs depen ingtherefrom, a slide movable toward and away from said fixed legs andhavin a pair of legs fixed theretomand ved board secured to the lowerface of said table, and a pivoted latch carried by said slide to enterone of the grooves in said board and lock the slide in adjustedposition, said latch having means for engaging the board to lock it inadjusted posltion.

3. A table of the class described comprising a top having alongitudinally arran d rack board on its lower face provided with aplurality of transversely extending longitu nally spaced grooves, saidgrooves being deeper at their centers and tapering towar their ends, afixed leg depending from said table top, a leg mounted to slide on saidtop to cooperate with said fixed leg to clampingly secure the table to asu port, and a pivoted latch carried by sai movable leg to engage one ofsaid grooves in said rack board to ock the movable leg in adustedposition.

In testimony that I claimt e foregoing as -my own, I have hereto'affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT RUFFIN, J n. Witnesses: W. J. SINCLAIR,

HENRY FYFE.

